sábado, 21 de junho de 2014

Equator Prize for Sustainable Land Management in Sub-Saharan Africa

The Equator Prize for Sustainable Land
Management (SLM) in Sub-Saharan Africa recognizes and celebrates local
grassroots organizations that are improving the livelihoods of rural
communities in dryland ecosystems in Sub-Saharan Africa through
sustainable land management. Ten winners will receive $5,000 USD
and will attend the award ceremony at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi,
Kenya on 17 June 2014. The Award Ceremony aims to be a contribution to the World Day to Combat Desertification, and to the work of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). In addition to the award ceremony in Nairobi, several winners of the SLM Prize will be selected to receive the Equator Prize 2014,
and will be supported to participate in a series of events held in
conjunction with the United Nations General Assembly, scheduled for
September 2014 in New York.The Equator Prize for Sustainable Land Management in Sub-Saharan Africa is funded by a Global Environment Facility (GEF) project, implemented by the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA), ENDA Tiers Monde,
UNDP’s Equator Initiative, and UNDP Namibia. The project seeks to
improve the socio-economic development of rural communities in
Sub-Saharan Africa through sustainable land management (SLM), and to
empower local grassroots organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa to
participate and influence the implementation of the UNCCD, TerrAfrica,
and other SLM processes, programs and policies. The deadline for nominations for the Equator Prize for Sustainable Land Management in Sub-Saharan Africa was 22 March, 2014.
Please find below summaries on all winners of the Equator Prize for
Sustainable Land Management in Sub-Saharan Africa. Click the
organization name for a description of the initiative.